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A plea for alms delivered in a sermon at the spital, before a solemn…A plea for almes delivered in a sermon at the spital, before a solemn…
A plea for alms delivered in a sermon at the spital, before a solemn assembly of the city, on Tuesday in Easter week, April. 13. 1658. / By Thomas Watson Minister of Stephens Walbrook. Lond.A plea for almes delivered in a sermon at the spital, before a solemn assembly of the city, on Tuesday in Easter week, April. 13. 1658. / By Thomas Watson Minister of Stephens Walbrook. Lond.
London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1658
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. Do all for Christ. viz. For his sake, that you may testify your love to him; love mellows and ripens our Alms-deeds; it makes them a precious perfume to God. *As Mary did out of love bring her ointments and sweet spices to anoint Christs dead body: so out of love to Christ, bring your ointments, and anoint his living body, his Saints and Members.
2. Do all for Christ. viz. For his sake, that you may testifie your love to him; love mellowes and ripens our Almes-deeds; it makes them a precious perfume to God. *As Mary did out of love bring her oyntments and sweet spices to anoint Christs dead body: so out of love to Christ, bring your oyntments, and anoint his living body, his Saints and Members.
- *[Greek or Hebrew]. Cyril.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Cyril.
Rule 4 Works of mercy are to be done in humility. Away with ostentation; the Worm breeds in the fairest fruit, the Moth in the finest Cloth. Pride will be creeping into our best things; beware ⟨p. 63⟩of this dead fly in the Box of ointment. When Moses face did shine, he put a veil over it; so while your light shines before men, and they see your good works, cover your selves with the veil of humility. As the silk-worm, while she weaves her curious works, hides her self within the silk, and is not seen: so we should hide our selves from Pride and Vainglory.
Rule 4 Works of mercy are to be done in humility. Away with ostentation; the Worme breeds in the fairest fruit, the Moth in the finest Cloth. Pride will be creepint into our best things; beware